Health Insurance

jym626
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:48:11 +0000

Another out-of-state parent of a recent Rice grad). Definitely keep your family plan, especially if it is a national insurance plan. We were in CA when our s. broke his leg and required surgery. It was done in CA, with follow-up at Memorial Hosp. across the street from Rice. The insurance was accepted/covered in CA and TX (we live elsewhere). Keep in mind, Rice sends the students across to the medical centers and to the doc-in-the box clinics for lots of stuff (stitches, dermatology consults, etc) and who knows if it would be covered by the Rice plan. The kids may travel to the beach in Galveston, or go on a cruise. Rice insurance will be of limited use. Also, my s had to get meds to take in preparation for a volunteer trip to Central America (quinine, etc) . That was covered under our health plan- but doubt it’d be on the Rice plan. All of his prescriptions were filled at the local CVS drug store- which takes our insurance too. So, my suggestion-- stay with your company family insurance plan.